The City of Decatur, GA was so named on 12/10/1823; the same date it was incorporated and designated the country seat of DeKalb County, GA.

The most significant activity in Decatur is the running of DeKalb County, since Decatur is the county seat, and the City of Decatur (the government of which continues to grow in staff and cost). The new County Courthouse is the dominant building. (The County Jail, County Tax Office, and other county buildings are at Memorial & I-285.) Numerous legal firms are located in town. The second serious business is banking, with seven banks in town. Schools are big, with Decatur having it's own school system. After government, banking, and schools; wining and dining is king/queen in Decatur. As of mid 2007, there are eighty-six places where one can eat of drink. Gift shops, apparel and shoe shops, salons and spas, art galleries, and dance studios abound, giving Decatur its eclectic reputation.

Currently, Decatur limits the height of buildings to six stories. Less than a dozen are this height. Two to three stories is more common.

Decatur declares itself the city of homes, schools, and places of worship; and it has plenty of all three. Homes range from meager to extravagant. Schools range from nursery to college. There's a place to worship in Decatur, or not far away, for virtually any religion.

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inDecatur speaks of things of probable interest to at least some
of the lucky residents. It provides the perspective of one who grew up
in Decatur beginning in the 40s, moved to other states for most of his
life, then moved back at the turn of the century.

Decatur-DeKalb covers a somewhat wider scope, out to a radius of pi (3.14) miles (just touching I-285 to the SW and to the NE).